Karl and Angela Rees

Well we did it.  We just bought a new car.  Decided to get the Kia Rondo instead of the Mazda 5. 

Seeing as it is April Fool's day, I had intended to write an elaborate story detailing how, after 36 hours of airport chaos, Angela and I were stuck in a Siberian internet cafe, chewing beef jerkey into small bits for Thomas to eat because we were out of baby food, and begging for enough cash to get us to the American embassy where we hoped to reconcile the stolen passport and wallet problem.  read more »

We learned Friday night that Karl passed the California Bar!  We have to admit that we were a little nervous.  Karl had no idea what to expect, especially since the pass rate is traditionally around 50% (this year it was 56%).  It didn't help that they made us wait almost 4 months for results.  But now we're very relieved.  All Karl needs to do to officially become an attorney is go to a judge and take an oath.

We've created a new website. It's not quite as pretty as the old site, yet, but it's got a lot of new features, some of which you'll see in the upcoming weeks, and some of which just make life easier for us.  read more »

It's official! We're having a boy!Nope, no names yet though. And we probably won't tell anybody once we choose a name. But you're welcome to leave us some suggestions below.

Oh, and don't tell Karl's sister Amy. She wants to be surprised. (I've heard of the couple wanting to keep it a secret from themselves, but a sister... that's new).

We have an ultrasound next Monday. So go ahead and enter the guess the baby's gender contest!Just leave a comment below. Winner gets a yet to be determined prize (perhaps first dibs on babysitting :P).

We booked a Carribean cruise for the end of February! We're so excited to get out of the cold and into the sun, we just wish we didn't have to wait another month. We got a great deal on it, too.

Karl just accepted an offer to work for a firm in San Jose after he takes the California bar in July 2007.It is the same firm he worked for this summer. As many of you know, we had a very attractive competing offer in Salt Lake City. After a few weeks of debating, we decided that the San Jose firm would open up more opportunities in the long run. We'll be sad to leave Angela's immediate family, and to not be around here for Bryan's first year of college, but we also are excited to be near all of our family members in Northern California.

Karl passed the patent bar! Just a month or two and he'll be a Patent Agent. And now we're off to San Jose until August.Just because I think this information might be helpful to other law students thinking about taking for the patent bar exam, I thought I'd briefly relate my process of studying for the patent bar.  read more »

We're leaving President's Day weekend to visit the Oregon Coast and San Jose. Happy Anniversary to us! We'll be back February 27.